Earnhardt Jr: Truex was “too nice” in wild Martinsville finish

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Truex took the lead cleanly from play-off rival Joey Logano in the closing stages of Sunday’s crucial Martinsville Speedway race, and led until Turn 3 of the final lap, where Logano pushed him wide and dived past to take a controversial victory. Truex fishtailed across the finish line in third, and furiously declared that Logano “won the battle but he ain’t winning the damn war” – meaning the Cup championship. “I think Truex expected Logano to race him a little cleaner, because of how Truex raced Logano in the final laps,” said Earnhardt in NBC’s post-race analysis.

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